Babies with small heads at risk of cerebral palsy

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 12:45am by

Children born with smaller-than-normal head size should be screened for cognitive problems such as cerebral palsy, new guidelines suggest.

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This according to new guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. The report appears in the Sept. 15 issue of Neurology Schindler’s List Arabian Adventure buy Go movie download

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The condition is known as microcephaly and affects more than 25,000 newborns in the United States each year.

Microcephaly is not a problem by itself but children born with the condition are at greater risk of developmental delays mental retardation and cerebral palsy.

According to the report, 40 percent of children with microcephaly also have epilepsy and 20 percent have cerebral palsy. Therefore, these children should be screened aggressively.



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